Новости за 27.04.2022

The new three-digit national suicide prevention and mental health crisis lifeline, 988, is set to launch on July 16. This is a watershed moment to reimagine our country’s crisis care system and how we implement safe, accessible, equitable, and police-free mental health services. But with just under three months to the launch date, there is...

Attorneys for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin have filed a court appeal to overturn his conviction in the killing of George Floyd, saying that the proceedings were so riddled with "error, misconduct and prejudice that they were structurally defective." The 82-page filing lists several aspects of the proceeding, including the protests outside the courthouse,...

Saudi Arabia said Disney is refusing to edit out a roughly 12-second clip with an LGBT reference in Marvel's upcoming "Multiverse of Madness" film. The film, "Multiverse of Madness," stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange in the sequel to his character's 2016 origin story that is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe owned by Disney....

Former President Trump on Wednesday began his appeal of a New York state judge's ruling holding him in contempt and fining him $10,000 for every day that he doesn't comply with a state attorney general subpoena. Trump's attorney filed a notice of appeal with the New York Supreme Court just two days after Judge Arthur...

Justice Stephen Breyer on Wednesday participated in the last scheduled oral argument of his nearly 28-year career on the Supreme Court. He is set to retire this summer. Breyer, 83, posed sharp questions in a clash between Oklahoma and tribal authorities over the power to prosecute crimes involving non-Native American defendants and Native American victims....

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) has accused the "establishment" of launching a "coordinated drip campaign" against him, a comment that comes as the congressman finds himself in the midst of several controversies. "They're going to drop an attack article every one or two days just to try and kill us with a death by 1,000 cuts, and that is...

Throughout American history we’ve seen unique moments transform our country for the better. We are at another such moment in our history. Right now, there is bipartisan support for banning members of Congress from owning and trading stocks. Support is growing across the country, and the public is demanding more financial transparency from its elected...

A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a flight attendant, called him homophobic slurs and hit him in the chest with a phone, according to an FBI criminal complaint obtained by The Hill. Christopher Morgan, who was sitting in a first-class seat on a flight from Atlanta to...

To party or not to party, that is the question in Washington, where a pandemic that doesn't let up is forcing D.C.’s movers and shakers to choose whether or not to attend the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner and related events. It's a high-class problem, to be sure. But COVID-19 is clouding what was...

Viola Davis fired back at criticism of her performance as Michelle Obama in the Showtime series “The First Lady," saying critics "absolutely serve no purpose." “They always feel like they’re telling you something that you don’t know,” Davis said of her critics in an interview with BBC News. “Somehow that you’re living a life that...

A New York judge ruled on Tuesday ✎ EditSign that former President Trump would be fined $10,000 daily after failing to comply with a subpoena from New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who is conducting a probe into the Trump Organization. Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that Trump had offered “boilerplate objections” to James’ subpoena...

News of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has reverberated across social media, and several A-listers have chimed in. While some are praising the entrepreneur's $44 billion acquisition deal, others are expressing disdain over Musk's new role. Marvel star Simu Lee criticized the purchase, suggesting it was a waste of money. "Was...

To paraphrase an old trial lawyers’ adage: If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If they’re both against you, pound on the table. All three approaches were in play on both sides of the aisle April 6 when the House debated whether to find two...